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US 9,021,708 B2Granted
Systems and methods for sailboat mast alignment
OwnerRobert A. Rabiner, Daniel E. Rabiner +1inventors
InventorsRobert A. Rabiner, Daniel E. Rabiner, Raoul I. Rabiner
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Abstract
Systems and methods for sailboat mast alignment are provided. In some embodiments, a system for alignment of a sailboat mast comprises a mounting bracket configured for attachment to the mast, and one or more lasers pivotally connected to the mounting bracket to enable the one or more lasers to be positioned at an index angle relative to the mast on both sides of the mast.
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A system for alignment comprising:
- a sailboat mast extending from a deck of a sailboat;
- a mounting bracket detachably engaged to the sailboat mast;
- one or more lasers connected to the mounting bracket to be positioned at an index angle relative to the sailboat mast on both sides of the sailboat mast;
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- one or more pre-positioned optical targets for the one or more lasers, the one or more optical targets being located on the deck on opposing sides of the mast.
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A system for alignment comprising:
- a sailboat mast installed in a sailboat;
- a mounting bracket detachably engaged to the sailboat mast;
- one or more lasers connected to the mounting bracket to be positioned at an index angle relative to the sailboat mast on both sides of the sailboat mast;
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- one or more pre-positioned optical targets for the one or more lasers.
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A method for alignment comprising:
- installing a sailboat mast in a sailboat;
- engaging one or more lasers to the sailboat mast;
- positioning one or more optical targets on each side of the sailboat mast;
- providing with the one or more lasers one or more reference beams onto at least one of the one or more optical targets at an index angle relative to the sailboat mast;
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- adjusting the sailboat mast until the laser beams on each side of the sailboat mast intersect the corresponding optical target to align the sailboat mast according to the reference beams.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.